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Scientific Name
Pluchea carolinensis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Pluchea carolinensis (Jacq.) G. Don
Park
Kalaupapa National Historical Park (KALA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Sourbush
Park Synonyms
Pluchea symphytifolia
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderAsteranae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusPluchea
SpeciesPluchea carolinensis
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
including:Kalawao, Waile`ia and Waikolu valley( below the tunnel intake);Waikolu Valley above the tunnel intake;Kalaupapa Penninsula coastline;Puwahi to Nihoa Coast and Coastal Cliffs;Kalaupapa Trail; okala and huelo islets; ka`uhako crater; Data Source: Checklist of Vascular Plants Found on Four Offshore Islets : Huelo, Mokapu, Okala , and Mokuhooniki . Moloka`i Hawai`i. November 2003. Wood, K.R. and M. LeGrande.; PCSU Technical Report 110. Ka`uhako crater Botanical Resource and Threat Monitoring, Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Island of Moloka`i, Hawai`i. Medeiros, Chimera and Loope.;A Botanical Reconnaissance of Kalaupapa National Historical Park, November 27-December 5, 1989. Asherman, Crummer and Lau. 1990.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
native to Mexico, the west indies and northern South America; Data Source: PCSU Technical Report 110. Ka`uhako crater Botanical Resource and Threat Monitoring, Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Island of Moloka`i, Hawai`i. Medeiros, Chimera and Loope. Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Number of occurence columns checked in KALA species list matrix was 11.
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    coastal priority weed
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
1
References
8
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
mw
Created Date
11/20/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
G. Hughes & J. Franklin
Last Modified Date
9/26/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Converted from Kalaup.xls file by I & M Office
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